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Peter and Wendy (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)
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Peter and Wendy (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press) Paperback - 2008

by James Matthew Barrie; F. D. Bedford (Illustrator)


About this book

Peter and Wendy (1911) is the title of James M. Barrie's novelization of his most famous play, Peter Pan: or, The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up (1904). Inspired by Barrie's friendship with the Llewelyn Davies family, both the play and the novel tell the story of Peter Pan, a mischievous young boy who can fly, and his adventures on the island of Neverland with Wendy Darling and her brothers. The novel follows the play closely, though its final chapter is an addition to the original work.

Peter and Wendy was first published in 1911 by Hodder & Stoughton in the United Kingdom and Charles Scribner's Sons in the United States. In 1929, Barrie gave the copyright to the works featuring Peter Pan to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), Britain's leading children's hospital.

From the publisher

Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM (1860- 1937), more commonly known as J. M. Barrie, was a Scottish novelist and dramatist. He is best known for inventing the character of Peter Pan, whom he based on his friends, the Llewelyn Davies boys. Barrie's first novels were set in Kirriemuir, Scotland, which he referred to as "Thrums" (his father worked as a weaver). His Thrums novels were hugely successful when they were published, including Auld Licht Idylls (1888) and The Little Minister (1891). His two 'Tommy' novels, Sentimental Tommy (1896) and Tommy and Grizel (1902), dealt with themes much more explicitly related to what would become Peter Pan. The first appearance of Pan came in The Little White Bird (1901), followed by a play, and then the classic, Peter and Wendy (1911), later retitled Peter Pan. He also wrote for the theatre, his plays including Quality Street (1901), What Every Woman Knows (1908) and The Admirable Crichton (1902).

First Edition Identification

First UK editions of Peter and Wendy have no subsequent printings noted and contain 13 plates, including frontispiece and title page, illustrated by artist F. D. Bedford. First US editions can be identified by the Scribner colophon on the copyright page.

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  • Title Peter and Wendy (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)
  • Author James Matthew Barrie; F. D. Bedford (Illustrator)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Ill
  • Pages 180
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Dodo Press
  • Date 2008-10
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781409940418 / 1409940411
  • Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.41 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 1.04 cm)
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by J. M. Barrie, F. D. Bedford (Illustrator)

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